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ID: SIGCD057 CDs: 1 Type: CD |
Collection: Instrumental Signum Classics are proud to release Daniella Ganeva's debut disc on Signum Classics - Time for Marimba.
The marimba has its origins in Africa and by way of South America, it has developed into the modern western instrument we know today. Since the second world war it has developed a certain pre-eminence amongst the percussion resources from which contemporary composers can draw. Milhaud’s 1947 Concerto for Marimba and Vibraphone, one of the first works to demand of the player the now familiar four hammer technique, is a pivotal work in this respect.
Japan has a strong drumming tradition but other indigenous percussion instruments are limited to bells, cymbals and rattles of various sorts. The 1868 establishment of constitutional monarchy under the Meiji restoration opened up the country to the outside world, including that of western art music. Yet in the very post-war period which has seen the marimba’s ascendance, Japanese composers have tended to look away from the west and towards their traditional music and its instruments for their inspiration and means of expression.
This disc explores the 20th century Japanese repertoire for marimba including music by five pre-eminent post-war composers.
Additional percussion: Gary Kettel, Graham Instrall, Graham Cole, Gillian McDonagh; Simon Haram |
18.00 eur Buy |
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ID: QTZ2058 CDs: 1 Type: CD |
Subcollection: Saxophone David Heath's moving tribute to Daniel Pearl, the Wall Street journalist kidnapped and murdered in Pakistan in 2002 by Jihadi extremists.
Featuring music from the HBO Documentary "THE JOURNALIST AND THE JIHADI"
John William Coltrane:
Naima (arr. David Heath)
David Heath:
A Song for Daniel Pearl
Moroccan Fantasy
The Truth Will Set You Free
The Passionate
The Celtic
Gottlieb
Only Love Can Conquer Hate
Naima
Visions of Freedom
Elgar, Edward (arr. David Heath)
Land of Hope and Glory? (based on melody by Elgar)
Elegy for Daniel Pearl |
18.00 eur Buy |
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